Spindle whorls were used as weights for weaving.

Spindle arrived in less than a week!

threads thru time

medium size

Cashmere / tussah silk 2 ply, light fingering weight handspun.

Fibre purchased at Madrona in 2009 (vendor unknown).

Spun on a 0.92 oz Forrester Linum Lace spindle, wheel plyed, 22 WPI, 320 yds., 52.7 g.

French Style Spindle Replica by Spanish Peacock in front, GrippingYarn Russian Style spindle in back

Walnut, 12", 27 grams

1.3 oz. Spinning handpainted BFL from Capistrano Fiber Arts.

Almost full

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The larger skein is guanaco and the smaller skein is vicuña

the checking going of color drop.

Spindle Socks by Anna Bell, 2x50g balls Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino in col 340700, 3mm KnitPicks Harmony dpns

Bosworth Midi - bloodwood whorl, bocote shaft, 42 g

Frog Hair Fibers bfl, on Etsy

38" Tall Buffet Lamp

Aged Tall Spindle

Woven Rattan Shade

$199.00

Yet another lovely turkish spindle from the Spanish Peacock. This one has a lignum vitae shaft & a flame alder whorl.

Whorl: 5"

Shaft: 10.5"

Weight: 1.2 oz

Can't tell from this, but that whole back end folds up.

Amboyna burr, sycamore and walnut 16oz spindle handmade by IST Crafts. Shown overloaded with 50g of merino, mostly spun on my student spindle.

The drop-spindle I bought at the Guild Day for Sarah.

More at http://canny-cat.com

Hosted on Euplexaura sp. gorgonian sea fan.

Some replica spindles with exchangeble whorls, clay

cotton/mali bead supported spindle

Spindles Show. Marshfield, MA. September 2012.

together for scale

spindles

3 spindles by Butterfly Girl Designs.

with swirl glazed ceramic whorl, detachable

18+

More from yesterday's set of the staircase at work, interestingly lit by a ray of sunshine (just don't tell health and safety!)

I've been freaking out my colleagues again this dinnertime, creeping about the office with my camera! The natural light coming in through an open door into the stairwell was quite magical on the turned spindles of the staircase.